Activity Listings

Letter from Alden H. Emery, Executive Secretary, to LP. RE: Informs him of a misunderstanding about the awarding of medals. Informs him that the medals will be awarded on September 19th. Requests to know is wishes regarding the award representatives. [Filed under LP Science: American Chemical Society: Correspondence, 1948-1949: Box #14.004 Folder #4.2]

Letter from David Harker, Knolls Research Laboratory, General Electric, to LP. RE: Delighted to hear that he will talk at the Cornell Meeting. Informs him that he has half an hour to talk. [Filed under LP Science: American Chemical Society: Correspondence, 1948-1949: Box #14.004 Folder #4.2]

Letter from Dr. C. Lalor Burdick to LP RE: Asks if Monday, May 2, would be a good time to visit Cal Tech and see some of the work he is doing in biochemistry and inorganic chemistry. [Letter from LP to Burdick April 20, 1949] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #37.16, file:(B: Correspondence 1949)]

Letter from Executive Secretary, to Secretary. RE: Informs him that LP will not be able to attend the meeting of the society due to illness. Requests that he cancel his reservation at the Benjamin Franklin Hotel. [Filed under LP Science: American Philosophical Society, 1936-1963, 1989, 1991: Box #14.011 Folder #11.2]

Letter from Henry Allen Moe, Guggenheim Foundation, to Dr. Melvin S. Newman, Ohio State University. RE: Asks when he will be free to use the Fellowship on full-time basis to forward the work proposed in his application. [Filed under LP Science: John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1946-1952: Box #14.014 Folder #14.4]

Letter from John G. Kirkwood, Caltech, to Miss Inga Lucille Faller, Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University RE: responds to letter of April 5 inquiring about opportunities for post-doctoral research in theoretical chemistry at Caltech. Does not at present have any openings supported by project funds at his disposal, however, is enclosing application blanks which she can fill out and return on the possibility that something suitable might develop later. Also requests letters from Dr. Klotz and Dr. Dole concerning her qualifications. Also suggests applying for outside fellowships, such as a U.S. Public Health Service fellowship and applying them to work at Caltech. [Letters from Faller to Kirkwood April 5, 1949, April 19, 1949] [Filed under LP Biographical: Academia: Box 1.017, Folder 17.3]

Letter from LP [signed in his absence] to W. H. Freeman, W. H. Freeman and Company RE: Regrets to have to report unfavorably on the Szmant manuscript, says it is a noble effort but just not good enough, lists out problems with clarity and presentation as well as the smaller errors in the first 30 pages, and returns it under separate cover. [Letters from Freeman to LP April 4, 1949, April 28, 1949] [Filed under LP Correspondence: 439.7]

Letter from LP to Dr. George Calingaert RE: Says he was pleased to read his letter and he agrees the principal issue involved is “a broader one than is suggested by the term ‘academic freedom'”. [Letter from Calingaert to LP April 11, 1949] [Filed under LP Biographical: Political Issues: Ralph Spitzer: Academic Freedom and Passport Difficulties, 1942-1994: Box #2.034, Folder 34.2]